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Definition of Diapirs
1. diapir [n] - See also: diapir
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diapirs
Literary usage of Diapirs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Confidence in Models of Radionuclide Transport for Site-Specific Assessments by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, United States Department of Energy (2001)
"During the Upper Jurassic the sedimentary iron ores of the Konrad mine have been
accumulated in rim synclines of salt diapirs. The iron ore is a medium to ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... the ultramafic masses appear to have risen as diapirs or tectonic intrusions
through more dense surrounding rocks to further complicate the region. ..."
3. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"However, some types of plastic diapirs affecting till and even the underlying
Palaeozoic shales were found under certain mounds. ..."
4. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"... shale diapirs and mud volcanoes. Bull. Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. 58, 661-673.
Horseman, ST, Winter, MG and Entwisle, DC (1993) Triaxial experiments on ..."
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